Did you wake up Palm Sunday thinking, Why yes, American Idol’s Chris Daughtry covering that one Evanescence banger in character as Judas is a thing I’d definitely like to see today? Or does the idea of Saint Peter belting Hoobastank bring on a deep nostalgia for the early ‘00s you’ve been hiding all this time? Perfect! Because Tyler Perry’s The Passion delivered all that and then some. Jesus Christ Superstar it was not; what happened semi-live on the streets of New Orleans Sunday night can only be described as the karaoke night of Avril Lavigne’s dreams — a smorgasbord of vaguely Christian hits from the early ‘00s that have aged about as well as Scott Stapp. Here are just a select few of the weirdest covers to happen to Fox since Glee bit the dust. Update: Fox has taken down the videos, but we trust you can use your imagination.
Hoobastank, “The Reasonâ€
As if denying Jesus three times wasn’t enough, Peter poured on the salt with some Hoobastank.
Creed, “With Arms Wide Openâ€
Nothing says you’re one last meal away from being crucified like Creed.
Evanescence, “Bring Me to Lifeâ€
We never pegged Amy Lee for a Judas, but Daughtry has us reevaluating a lot of things right now.
Train, “Calling All Angelsâ€
Sorry, was Pat Monahan himself not available to play Jesus?
Lifehouse, “Brokenâ€
In the span of two hours, Trisha Yearwood covered Whitney Houston, Jewel, Jason Mraz, and Lifehouse — a miracle only Jesus’ mom could perform.
Oh yeah, and this happened:
Tears for Fears, “Mad Worldâ€
Did you find it kind of funny that Seal (!) played Pontius Pilate? Not as funny as this.
Katy Perry, “Unconditionallyâ€
We personally would’ve picked something from Perry’s Christian singer-songwriter years for Jesus’ big Resurrection song, but sure, this works.